Chapter 4 Social Studies Test

Matching. Vishnu. Hanuman. Shiva. Devi. Ganesh. Krishna.

avatar of Vishnu is. Krishna. Shiva. Devi. Hanuman.

The Indus Plain has ____ harvests a year. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Matching. Hinduism. Buddhism. Both Hinduism and Buddhism.

Why do we know less about the Indian civilization than any other ancient civilization?. We could not find any writing system. People destroyed their writing system. Who cares?. We do not know their writing system.

What is ahimsa?. meditation. violence. nonviolence.

How has Hinduism changed?. the caste system is much more strict. the caste system is much less strict. the caste system has ended.

How are karma and reincarnation related?. Karma is how your actions affect your next life so reincarnation can be better or worse depending on how you acted. Reincarnation is how your actions affect your next life so karma can be better or worse depending on how you acted. they are not related.

___________ meditated under a fig tree for 49 days trying to find the meaning of life. Asoka. Siddhartha Gautama. Chandragupta.

What was the result of the Battle of Kalinga?. Asoka won. Asoka became sorrowful. Asoka gave up war and violence. Asoka converted to Buddhism. all are correct.

Which city had 40,000 people, was built above ground to keep safe from floods, had public buildings on one side; homes on the other side, and was organized?. Mohenjo-Daro. Maurya. Kalinga.

Which city had paved streets, a drainage system, a citadel, and bath houses?. Maurya. Kalinga. Mohenjo-Daro.

What is the goal Buddha said everyone should achieve?. to do your religious duties well. Give up selfish desires to end suffering and find Nirvana. to become like the gods.

What are the Four Noble Truths?. There is no suffering, Suffering is caused by wanting, Suffering can end if people stop wanting, and Follow the 8 fold path to stop wanting. There is suffering, Suffering is caused by wanting, Suffering can never end, and Follow the 8 fold path to stop wanting. There is suffering, Suffering is caused by wanting, Suffering can end if people stop wanting, and Follow the 8 fold path to stop wanting.

early religious texts of Aryans that became part of the Hindu texts. avatars. Brahmans. dharmas. Vedas.

The division of social classes based on jobs in Hindu society is call the ______ system. middle way. ahimsa. caste. eightfold path.

Which is the correct order in the Caste system?. priests, warriors and nobles, artisans and merchants, farmers. warriors and nobles, priests, artisans and merchants, farmers. priests, artisans and merchants, warriors and nobles, farmers. artisans and merchants, priests, warriors and nobles, farmers.

What was the role of the Indus River in the creation of Indian civilization?. flooding and fishing. water for irrigation, silt for farming, transportation.

Who were Aryans?. Nomadic herders who invaded India. Farmers who invaded India. Nomadic herders from India. Farmers from India.

Where were the Aryans from?. Eastern Asia. Western Asia. Central Asia. Southern Asia.

What did the Aryans bring with them to India?. new religious ideas, language, and horse-drawn chariots. missionaries and monsoons. citadels and bath houses.

Matching. outcaste. subcontinent. the Indus Plain. citadel. Eightfold path. Middle Way.

Who did the dirty work, were ignored, and lived separately?. outcastes. sinners. avatars. shivas.

yoga means. exercise. stretch. meditate. union.

India is a. continent. island. subcontinent.

Archeologists think Mohenjo-Daro was abandoned because of. an earthquake. flooding. war. disease. all are correct.

Who used his wealth to built roads to increase trade and communication, built irrigation systems to increase water for farming, and cleared forests to increase farm land?. Siddhartha. Asoka. Chandragupta.

Who sent missionaries, had a law of tolerance, and gave moral advice to his people?. Buddha. Chandragupta. Asoka.

Who freed prisoners and returned their lands, built hospitals, gave up hunting, and outlawed animal sacrifices?. Buddha. Chandragupta. Asoka.